Vergina sun

noun

A sixteen-rayed solar symbol first appearing in Ancient Greek art between the 6th and 2nd centuries BC, tentatively interpreted as a royal symbol of ancient Macedonia.

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Vergina starstar of VerginaArgead star
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Meanings

nounVergina sun (plural Vergina suns)

plural Vergina suns

  1. A sixteen-rayed solar symbol first appearing in Ancient Greek art between the 6th and 2nd centuries BC, tentatively interpreted as a royal symbol of ancient Macedonia.

    Synonyms: Vergina star, star of Vergina, Argead star

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sixteen-rayed solar symbol first appearing in Ancient Greek art between the 6th and 2nd centuries BC, tentatively interpreted as a royal symbol of ancient Macedonia.

Similar
Vergina starstar of VerginaArgead star
Also see
argead starstar of verginavergina star

Origin

Named after the archaeological excavations in and around the small town of Vergina, in northern Greece, during the late 1970s.

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